Background pattern 227 (colour 5) #2310
Colorful CC 0A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.
Source Firkin
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Tactile Noise #5
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.
Source Atle Mo
Background pattern 245 (colour 5) #2188
Green CC 0This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 250 (colour 2) #2170
Blue CC 0To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Leafy design 18 (colour)@2XaFloral design 96 (colour) #1787
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Colourful background 32 #2173
Colorful CC 0Colourful background achieved with gradient fills.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 5 No Background@2X #544
Diamond CC 0Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 5 No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 3 #270
Noise CC BY-SA 3.0Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 3
Source GDJ
Art nouveau tile pattern remix #2529
Green CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a modified version of rwwgub's tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black #463
Noise CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
Fabric 1 #9
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo
Bamboo Background Pattern #1330
Green CC BY-SA 3.0This background pattern looks like bamboo to me. Feel free to download it for your website (for your blog perhaps?).
Source V. Hartikainen
Geometric pattern 6 #1930
Dark CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black@2X #812
Noise CC 0Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black
Source GDJ
Shattered@2X #952
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background@2X #529
Noise CC 0Prismatic Polka Dots 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Groovepaper #577
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
Geometric pattern #2006
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
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background #449
Noise CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background
Source GDJ
Dark Circles@2X #307
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.
Source Atle Mo
Floral divider 3 #1751
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background@2X #533
Noise CC 0Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background
Source GDJ