Background pattern 333 (version 2) #1739
 Blue  CC 0

The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

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Triangles@2X #128
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.

Source Ivan Ginev

Leather 1@2X #14
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A leather pattern with a hint of yellow.

Source Atle Mo

Retro Circles Background 7@2X #432
 Unknow  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 7

Source GDJ

Fabric pattern (colour 2) #2401
 Fabric  CC 0

Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Seamless Core Pattern 10 #171
 Dark  CC 0

Seamless Core Pattern 10

Source GDJ

Light Grey Floral Motif #344
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.

Source GraphicsWall

Green Fibers@2X #92
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.

Source Matteo Di Capua

Tessellation 14 variant 1 #2530
 Grid  CC 0

A 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

Background pattern brown #1945
 Brown  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background@2X #470
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 264 #2071
 Orange  CC 0

The tile for this is based on a repeating unit close to a design on Pixabay. It can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Pattern generator #161
 Noise  CC 0

A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.

Source Lazur URH

Background pattern 258 #2135
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 308 (colour 2) #1871
 Green  CC 0

Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.

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

Fabric pattern 3 (colour 2) #2386
 Fabric  CC 0

Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 227 (colour 3) #2312
 Pink  CC 0

A seamless background drawn in Paint.net and vectorised with Vector Magic. The starting point was a photograph of drinking straws from Pixabay.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4@2X #462
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4

Source GDJ