The classic subtle pattern. Sort of wall/brick looking. Or moon-looking?
Source Joel Klein
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
One week and it's Easter already. Thought I would revisit the decorated egg contest at inkscape community: http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=118.0
Source Lazur URH
Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.
Source Atle Mo
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Retro Circles Background 8 No Black
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.
Source Firkin
A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is formed from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Turn your site into a dragon with this great scale pattern.
Source Alex Parker
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
I scanned a paper coffee cup. You know, in case you need it.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background No Black
Source GDJ
Formed from decorative divider 184 in paint.net. Vectorised with Vector Magic.
Source Firkin
A free repetitive background with a dark concrete wall like texture. This one may be used in dark web site designs.
Source V. Hartikainen
Scanned some rice paper and tiled it up for you. Enjoy.
Source Atle Mo
Submitted as a black pattern, I made it light and a few steps more subtle.
Source Andy
Fix and cc0 to get the tile this is based on.
Source SliverKnight
Zero CC tileable moss or lichen covered stone texture, edited from pixabay. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
The edges of all the red objects line up either vertically or horizontally, but it doesn't appear so. Made from a square tile that can be got by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin