Dark Mosaic #121
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.

Source John Burks

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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

45-Degree Fabric #1
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

Medium gray fabric pattern with 45-degree lines going across.

Source Atle Mo

Spiral pattern 3 #1934
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen', 1897.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Dots Background 2@2X #504
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 2

Source GDJ

Lego background #2428
 Colorful  CC 0

Background formed from the iconic plastic construction bricks that gave me endless hours of fun when I was a lad.

Source Firkin

Triangles #127
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Source Ivan Ginev

Background pattern 222 (colour 2) #2344
 Brown  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from a tile made from page ornament 22. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Decorative divider 293 #1752
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'An Old Maid's Love. A Dutch tale told in English', Maarten Maartens, 1891.

Source Firkin

Gun Metal@2X #361
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

With a name this awesome, how can I go wrong?

Source Nikolay Boltachev

Background pattern 26 (black) #199
 Dark  CC 0

Pattern formed from simple shapes. Black version.

Source Firkin