Background pattern 105 #563
 Dark  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from background pattern 102

Source Firkin

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Background pattern 272 (colour 3) #2055
 Red  CC 0

A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Soft Circle Scales@2X #114
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Japanese looking fish scale pattern.

Source Ian Soper

Background pattern 6 #225
 Noise  CC 0

Another fairly simple design drawn in Paint.net and vectorized in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background #385
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Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 252 (colour 3) #2160
 Green  CC 0

Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 266 #2068
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'Some account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers', John Nicholl, 1866.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black@2X #460
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black

Source GDJ

Glossy Diagonal Stripes, Background Pattern #908
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

The following free background pattern has glossy diagonal stripes as a texture to it, and it's colored in a light blue gray color. This background pattern is suitable for using in web design or any other graphic design projects. This applies to all background patterns here.

Source V. Hartikainen

Black Linen@2X #64
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.

Source Atle Mo

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background@2X #566
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background

Source GDJ

Abstract Tiled Background Extended 11 #522
 Noise  CC 0

Abstract Tiled Background Extended 11

Source GDJ