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Micro Carbon #7
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.

Source Atle Mo

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

Mosaic Gems Background@2X #527
 Noise  CC 0

Mosaic Gems Background

Source GDJ

Old Mathematics@2X #44
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

This one takes you back to math class. Classic mathematic board underlay.

Source Josh Green

Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 3) #2037
 Colorful  CC 0

The tile this is based on can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 309 (colour 3) #1864
 Red  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background@2X #492
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background

Source GDJ

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background #530
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background

Source GDJ

Soft Circle Scales@2X #114
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Japanese looking fish scale pattern.

Source Ian Soper