To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Tiny circle waves, almost like the ocean.
Source Sagive
A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Pattern that came out of playing with the 'slinky' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
This is a remix of "blue wave-seigaiha".I hope this subtle color version of Seigaiha would be suitable for background .
Source Yamachem
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.
Source John Burks
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
I’m not going to use the word Retina for all the new patterns, but it just felt right for this one. Huge wood pattern for ya’ll.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
A criss-cross pattern similar to one I saw mown into a sports field.
Source Firkin
This background pattern has futuristic look. So, maybe it could be used on websites or blogs dedicated to video games?!
Source V. Hartikainen
Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Heroes of North African Discovery', Nancy Meugens, 1894.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'A Rolling Stone. A tale of wrongs and revenge', John Hartley, 1878.
Source Firkin
A new one called white wall, not by me this time.
Source Yuji Honzawa
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 8 No Background
Source GDJ
A bit like some carbon, or knitted netting if you will.
Source Anna Litvinuk
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Just what the name says, paper fibers. Always good to have.
Source Heliodor jalba
The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.
Source Nathan Spady
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
The image depicts a seamless pattern which includes hexagonally-aligned gourds with BG in light-brown.
Source Yamachem