Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!
Source Alex Parker
From a drawing in 'Handbook of the excursions proposed to be made by the Lincoln Diocesan Architectural Society, on the 27th and 28th of May, 1857', Edward Trollope, 1857.
Source Firkin
A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a fractal rendering in paint.net.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing that was uploaded to Pixabay by captenpub.
Source Firkin
An alternative colour scheme to the original seamless pattern.
Source Firkin
A web texture of brown canvas. Will look great, when used in dark web designs.
Source V. Hartikainen
Zero CC plastic pattern texture, photographed and made by me. CC0 *Note, this texture was on the perfectly smooth surface of a plastic shovel scraper, not sure how to call it. Plz coment if you know what its called.
Source Sojan Janso
Sort of like the back of a wooden board. Light, subtle, and stylish, just the way we like it!
Source Nikolalek
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
The image depicts a seamless pattern made using a bird's face.
Source Yamachem
Formed by heavily distorting part of a an image of a fish uploaded to Pixabay by GLady
Source Firkin
A free web background image with a seamless concrete-like texture and an Indian-red color.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'The Canadian horticulturist', 1892
Source Firkin
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret
Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless design of flowers remixed from a jpg on Pixabay by Prawny.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Background Design No Black
Source GDJ
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
The image is a remix of "edo pattern-samekomon".I changed the color of dots from black to white and added BG in light-brown.
Source Yamachem
Seamless Dark Grunge Texture. Here's a new grunge texture for use as a background.
Source V. Hartikainen
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin