Darth Stripe@2X #100
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Diagonal lines with a lot of texture to them.

Source Ashton

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Wood Pattern@2X #371
 Wood  CC BY-SA 3.0

One of the few full-color patterns here, but this one was just too good to pass up.

Source Alexey Usoltsev

Background pattern 238 (colour 2) #2228
 Green  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

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

Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 2) #2038
 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

Ravenna@2X #355
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

I guess this is inspired by the city of Ravenna in Italy and its stone walls.

Source Sentel

Background pattern green #1944
 Green  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Triangular Psychosis 4 #236
 Noise  CC 0

A colorful triangular background, variation 4.

Source GDJ

Retina Dust #915
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.

Source Atle Mo

Blue Wallpaper For Websites #910
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

A blue background wallpaper for websites. It has a seamless texture with vertical stripes. It looks quite nice not only when using as a tiled background on websites, but also on computer desktops.

Source V. Hartikainen