Background pattern 9 (colour) #214
 Noise  CC 0

Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net

Source Firkin

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Background pattern 306 (colour 6) #1878
 Colorful  CC 0

Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 238 (colour 3) #2227
 Blue  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2 #268
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2

Source GDJ

Background pattern 248 (colour) #2180
 Yellow  CC 0

To get the tile this is made up from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Soft Circle Scales #113
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Japanese looking fish scale pattern.

Source Ian Soper

Black Linen #63
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.

Source Atle Mo

Abstract Ellipses Background #275
 Dark  CC 0

Abstract Ellipses Background

Source GDJ

Decorative divider 221 #2224
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.

Source Firkin

White Plaster #368
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.

Source Phil Maurer

Background pattern 306 (colour 5) #1879
 Colorful  CC 0

Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 250 #2172
 Dark  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Zig Zag@2X #329
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

So tiny, just 7 by 7 pixels – but still so sexy. Ah yes.

Source Dmitriy Prodchenko

Dark Denim #29
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

A dark denim looking pattern. 145×145 pixels.

Source Atle Mo