Double Lined #51
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

Horizontal and vertical lines on a light gray background.

Source Adam Anlauf

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Polonez Pattern #334
 Gray  CC BY-SA 3.0

A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!

Source Radosław Rzepecki

Desert Camo Print #255
 Fabric  CC 0

Here's a camo print with more tan and less green, such as might be used in a desert scenario. This is tileable, so it can be used as a wallpaper or background.

Source Eady

Background pattern 253 #2153
 Brown  CC 0

A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

"Polished Stone", Gray Background Pattern #1053
 Stone  CC BY-SA 3.0

A seamless gray background texture suitable for use on websites. To me, it has the look of stone. Feel free to modify it to meet your needs (by making it a bit lighter or darker, for example).

Source V. Hartikainen

MBossed #193
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.

Source Alex Parker

Background pattern 221 (colour) #2346
 Yellow  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

Brushed Alum Dark #65
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Because I love dark patterns, here is Brushed Alum in a dark coating.

Source Tim Ward

Abstract Tiled Background Extended 7 #518
 Dark  CC 0

Abstract Tiled Background Extended 7

Source GDJ

flower seamless pattern-remix #2445
 Fabric  CC 0

This is a remix of "flower seamless pattern".I rotated the original image by 90 degrees.This is a seamless pattern of flowers.These horizontal wavy lines are one of Edo patterns which is called "tatewaku or tachiwaku or 立湧" that represents uprising steam or vapor.

Source Yamachem

Prismatic Dots Background 8 #515
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 8

Source GDJ

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 #401
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5

Source GDJ

Background pattern 238 (colour 3) #2227
 Blue  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

White Texture@2X #132
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.

Source Dmitry