Background pattern 105 #563
Dark CC 0A seamless pattern formed from background pattern 102
Source Firkin
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White carbon@2X #12
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0Same as the black version, but now in shades of gray. Very subtle and fine grained.
Source Atle Mo
Dark Sharp Edges #1320
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Some dark 45 degree angles creating a nice pattern. Huge.
Source Dark Sharp Edges
Fabric pattern #2402
Fabric CC 0Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Stylized lion design #2089
Dark CC 0Derived from a drawing in 'Historiske Afhandlinger', Adolf Jorgensen, 1898.
Source Firkin
Geometric pattern #2003
Grid CC 0A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Elastoplast #282
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.
Source Josh Green
Green Fibers@2X #92
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Background pattern 298 #1899
Dark CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Dark Matter #601
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The name is totally random, but hey, it sounds good.
Source Atle Mo
Hexellence #705
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
Worn Dots@2X #710
Fabric CC BY-SA 3.0These dots are already worn for you, so you don’t have to.
Source Matt McDaniel
Scenery decorative divider #1909
Dark CC 0Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Leafy design 18 #1788
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background #497
Noise CC 0Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background derived from an image on Pixabay.
Source GDJ
Dark Embroidery #1340
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A classic dark tile for a bit of vintage darkness.
Source Listvetra
Square ornament 31 #2434
Dark CC 0Drawn in Paint.net using the kaleidoscope plug-in and vectorised.
Source Firkin
R.I.P Steve Jobs #292
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Source Atle Mo
Navy #984
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0It was called Navy Blue, but I made it dark. You know, the way I like it.
Source Ethan Hamilton
Little Triangles@2X #688
Light CC BY-SA 3.0The basic shapes never get old. Simple triangle pattern.
Source Atle Mo
Background pattern 323 (colour 4) #1809
Green CC 0Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 223 (colour 6) #2348
Yellow CC 0Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black #382
Noise CC 0Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black
Source GDJ
Red Gemstone Tiles #1223
Red CC BY-SA 3.0This 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