Background pattern 201 (colour 2) #2496
 Grid  CC 0

A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

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Paven #296
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.

Source Josh Green

Background pattern 248 #2181
 Dark  CC 0

To get the tile this is made up from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 230 #2304
 Yellow  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

"Glossy Pink Fur", Pink Background Pattern #1235
 Pink  CC BY-SA 3.0

Here's a quite bright pink background pattern for use on websites. It doesn't look like a real fur, but it definitely resembles one.

Source V. Hartikainen

Seamless Wood Pattern #889
 Wood  CC BY-SA 3.0

A seamlessly repeating background pattern of wood. The image is procedurally generated, and, I think, it's turned out quite well.

Source V. Hartikainen

samekomon-02 #2263
 Pink  CC 0

The image is a remix of "edo pattern-samekomon".I changed the color of dots from black to white and added BG in light-brown.

Source Yamachem

Prismatic Dots Background@2X #502
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background

Source GDJ

Micro Carbon #7
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.

Source Atle Mo

Diamond pattern 2 (colour 2) #2267
 Colorful  CC 0

From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Pointers Background #388
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Pointers Background

Source GDJ

Polonez Pattern #334
 Gray  CC BY-SA 3.0

A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!

Source Radosław Rzepecki