Asfalt #927
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A very dark asfalt pattern based off of a photo taken with my iPhone.
Source Atle Mo
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Concrete Wall #77
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Dark blue concrete wall with some small dust spots.
Source Atle Mo
Cardboard #278
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
Knitted Sweater@2X #1098
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Can never have too many knitting patterns, especially as nice as this.
Source Victoria Spahn
Back Pattern #945
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Pixel by pixel, sharp and clean. Very light pattern with clear lines.
Source M.Ashok
Subtle Surface@2X #926
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
Decorative divider 200 #2420
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background #469
Dark CC 0Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background
Source GDJ
Retro Intro@2X #894
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A slightly more textured pattern, medium gray. A bit like a potato sack?
Source Bilal Ketab
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background@2X #783
Light CC 0Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Background pattern 334 (colour 2) #1731
Yellow CC 0Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Kaz
Source Firkin
"Polished Stone", Gray Background Pattern #1053
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless gray background texture suitable for use on websites. To me, it has the look of stone. Feel free to modify it to meet your needs (by making it a bit lighter or darker, for example).
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 302 #1894
Red CC 0The tile this fill pattern is based on can be had by using shift+alt+i on the rectangle.
Source Firkin
"Black Stripes", Background Pattern #966
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Stacked Circles@2X #674
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A simple circle. That’s all it takes. This one is even transparent, for those who like that.
Source Saqib
"Blue Marble", Tileable Background #1027
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0This background image is great for using in web design or graphic design projects. And don't forget to visit the homepage. I frequently update this resource with fresh tileable backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2 No Black@2X #456
Noise CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
Light Gray Paper With Horizontal Lines #904
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless light gray paper texture with horizontal double lines.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 9 (greyscale) #213
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Greyscale version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
Background pattern 201 #2501
Grid CC 0A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Page ornament #1993
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
MBossed@2X #194
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker
Micro Carbon@2X #8
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Leafy pattern 12 (colour 2) #1761
Red CC 0From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin