Background pattern 289 #1937
Orange CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
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Gray Floral #755
Gray CC BY-SA 3.0Floral patterns might not be the hottest thing right now, but you never know when you need it!
Source Lauren
Tessellation 10 (variant 2) #2544
Grid CC 0An alternative colour scheme to the original seamless pattern.
Source Firkin
Red Gemstone Tiles #1223
Red CC BY-SA 3.0This tiled background comes in red and consists of tiles that look like gemstones. It is more for blogs or social profiles, I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
Triangles@2X #128
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.
Source Ivan Ginev
White Wall@2X #772
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0A huge one at 800x600px. Made from a photo I took going home after work.
Source Atle Mo
Micro Carbon #7
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Tile-able Black Paper Background #1076
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A black tile-able background with paper-like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern green #1947
Green CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Tactile Noise@2X #6
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
Inspiration Geometry #1175
Unknow CC BY-SA 3.0This one is rather fun and playful. The 2X could be used at 1X too!
Source Welsley
Pineapple Cut@2X #584
Diamond CC BY-SA 3.0I love the movie Pineapple Express, and I’m also liking this Pineapple right here.
Source Audee Mirza
Repeating Vintage Paper Background #1077
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A repeating background of beige paper with vintage look. Repeats to infinity, as usual.
Source V. Hartikainen
Nistri #773
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
Beige Paper@2X #84
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0This was submitted in a beige color, hence the name. Now it’s a gray paper pattern.
Source Konstantin Ivanov
Background pattern 2 #221
Noise CC 0A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a fractal rendering in paint.net.
Source Firkin
Retina Wood@2X #924
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0I’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
Flying swan pattern #1978
Blue CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Glassy Orange Pattern #1315
Orange CC BY-SA 3.0This pattern comes in orange, and it looks as if it is "made of glass".
Source V. Hartikainen
Circles #185
Light CC BY-SA 3.0One more sharp little tile for you. Subtle circles this time.
Source Blunia
Cartographer@2X #750
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
Natural Paper #833
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
Spotted Light Yellow BG Pattern #1216
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.
Source V. Hartikainen