To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
A yellow tiled background... Blurriness, bokeh effect and rectangles pattern in one mix.
Source V. Hartikainen
A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.
Source Josh Green
Here I have tried to create something that would look like maple wood. Not sure how well it's turned out, but at least it looks like wood.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
It’s like Shine Dotted’s sister, only rotated 45 degrees.
Source mediumidee
A very slick dark rubber grip pattern, sort of like the grip on a camera.
Source Sinisha
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
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
Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.
Source Lasma
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
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Number five from the same submitter, makes my job easy.
Source Dima Shiper
Spice up your next school project with this icon background.
Source Swetha
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
Submitted in a cream color, but you know how I like it.
Source Devin Holmes
On a large canvas you can see it tiling, but used on smaller areas, it’s beautiful.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Formed by heavily distorting part of a an image of a fish uploaded to Pixabay by GLady
Source Firkin
Prismatic Hexagonalism Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Number five from the same submitter, makes my job easy.
Source Dima Shiper