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

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Vintage tile background #2248
 Brown  CC 0

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

Background pattern 7 #227
 Noise  CC 0

Pattern that came out of playing with the 'slinky' plug-in for Paint.net

Source Firkin

seigaiha subtle color #2278
 Pink  CC 0

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@2X #533
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background

Source GDJ

Dark Mosaic@2X #122
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.

Source John Burks

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background #532
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background

Source GDJ

Retina Wood #923
 Wood  CC BY-SA 3.0

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@2X #552
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern No Background

Source GDJ

Retro Squares Background 4 #418
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 4

Source GDJ

Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background #384
 Noise  CC 0

Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background

Source GDJ

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 8 No Background #549
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 8 No Background

Source GDJ

Transparent Square Tiles@2X #299
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.

Source Nathan Spady

Micro Carbon@2X #8
 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

gourd seamless pattern #2277
 Brown  CC 0

The image depicts a seamless pattern which includes hexagonally-aligned gourds with BG in light-brown.

Source Yamachem