Background pattern 320 (colour 2) #1829
Dark CC 0Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin
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Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background@2X #450
Noise CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background
Source GDJ
Seamless Wood Pattern #889
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0A seamlessly repeating background pattern of wood. The image is procedurally generated, and, I think, it's turned out quite well.
Source V. Hartikainen
Stucco@2X #295
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0A nice and simple gray stucco material. Great on its own, or as a base for a new pattern.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
Fake Luxury@2X #622
Diamond CC BY-SA 3.0Fake or not, it’s quite luxurious.
Source Factorio.us Collective
Graphy #350
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Looks like a technical drawing board: small squares forming a nice grid.
Source We Are Pixel8
"Brown Stone", Seamless Web Texture #1030
Stone CC BY-SA 3.0This background texture resembles stone. It may be used as a background on web pages or on some of their html elements (header, borders, menu bar, etc.). Just modify it for your needs.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 3 #222
Noise CC 0A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a fractal rendering in paint.net.
Source Firkin
Fruit on a branch #1969
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Tessellation 14 variant 1 #2530
Grid CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a modified version of rwwgub's tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Light Paper Fibers@2X #836
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0More in the paper realm, this time with fibers.
Source Jorge Fuentes
Diagonal Striped Brick #679
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Back Pattern #945
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Pixel by pixel, sharp and clean. Very light pattern with clear lines.
Source M.Ashok
Prismatic Floral Pattern 3 Variation 3 No Background #386
Noise CC 0Prismatic Floral Pattern 3 Variation 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Txture@2X #758
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
Geometric pattern 7 #1929
Dark CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Dirty Old Black Shirt@2X #854
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
Type #276
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
Strange Bullseyes@2X #866
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This is indeed a bit strange, but here’s to the crazy ones!
Source Christopher Buecheler
Whitey #109
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A white version of the very popular linen pattern.
Source Ant Ekşiler
Leafy frame 32 #1714
Dark CC 0Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Darkmoon1968
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
Decorative divider 293 #1752
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'An Old Maid's Love. A Dutch tale told in English', Maarten Maartens, 1891.
Source Firkin