Background pattern 291 #1931
 Dark  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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Brushed Alum Dark #65
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.

Source Tim Ward

Type #276
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.

Source Atle Mo

Diamond pattern (colour 4) #2282
 Blue  CC 0

From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Gold Scale #284
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

More Japanese-inspired patterns, Gold Scales this time.

Source Josh Green

Prismatic Dots Background #501
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 117@2X #525
 Noise  CC 0

A seamless pattern drawn originally in Paint.net by distorting a slice of background pattern 116 and copying the resulting triangle numerous times.

Source Firkin

Transparent Square Tiles #298
 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

Always Grey@2X #54
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Crossing lines with a subtle emboss effect on a dark background.

Source Stefan Aleksić

Subtle Freckles #89
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!

Source Atle Mo

Paper 3@2X #32
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.

Source Atle Mo

Glossy Diagonal Stripes, Background Pattern #908
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

The following free background pattern has glossy diagonal stripes as a texture to it, and it's colored in a light blue gray color. This background pattern is suitable for using in web design or any other graphic design projects. This applies to all background patterns here.

Source V. Hartikainen

Light Brown Wallpaper With Vertical Stripes #905
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

This seamless light brown background texture resembles a wallpaper with vertical stripes. One way to use it is as a tiled background on web sites.

Source V. Hartikainen

Cross Stripes@2X #48
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Nice and simple crossed lines in dark gray tones.

Source Stefan Aleksić

Green Dust & Scratches #107
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.

Source Atle Mo