Crossing lines with a subtle emboss effect on a dark background.
Source Stefan Aleksić
Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Очерки Русской Исторіи въ памятникахъ быта', Petr Polevoi, 1879.
Source Firkin
Did some testing with Repper Pro tonight, and this gray mid-tone pattern came out.
Source Atle Mo
Colourful background achieved with gradient fills.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Hexagonalism Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
The name alone is awesome, but so is this sweet dark pattern.
Source Federica Pelzel
A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!
Source Radosław Rzepecki
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by darkmoon1968
Source Firkin
Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.
Source Atle Mo
This tiled background comes in red and consists of tiles that look like gemstones. It is more for blogs or social profiles, I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 5 No Background
Source GDJ
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
Bit of a strange name on this one, but still nice. Tiny gray square things.
Source Carlos Valdez
Number 5 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
A seamless pattern based on a rectangular tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Heavy depth and shadows here, but might work well on some mobile apps.
Source Damian Rivas
I have no idea what J Boo means by this name, but hey – it’s hot.
Source j Boo