This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.
Source Phil Maurer
Prismatic Hexagonalist Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
The image depicts a seamless pattern of Japanese Edo pattern called "kikkou-matsu" or "亀甲松" meaning " tortoiseshell-pinetree".The real pinetree is like this: https://jp.pinterest.com/pin/500744052301065077/
Source Yamachem
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
A dark metallic background with a pattern of stamped dots. Here's a dark "metallic" background pattern for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
I love these crisp, tiny, super subtle patterns.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Just the symbols of the signs of the zodiac distributed in a chequer board-like pattern
Source Firkin
This background pattern contains a seamless texture of bark. It's not very realistic, but I think it looks quite nice.
Source V. Hartikainen
Sort of reminds me of those old house wallpapers.
Source Tish
A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
A seamless pattern made from the gold Penrose triangle by GDJ and the two remixes
Source Firkin
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile
A brown seamless wood texture in a form of stripe pattern. The result has turned out pretty well, in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
ZeroCC tileable moss texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background
Source GDJ
Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black
Source GDJ
With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac