Floral pattern 15 #1753
 Dark  CC 0

The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

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"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

Vintage pattern #1959
 Grid  CC 0

Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.

Source Firkin

Retro Squares Background 7 #397
 Noise  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 7

Source GDJ

Decorative divider 283 (version 2) #1855
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Remixed from a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 3 No Background@2X #540
 Diamond  CC 0

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 3 No Background

Source GDJ

Faded Yellow Stripes, Background Pattern #1218
 Yellow  CC BY-SA 3.0

A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.

Source V. Hartikainen

Bright Squares #87
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

It’s okay to be square! A nice light gray pattern with random squares.

Source Waseem Dahman

Background pattern 105@2X #564
 Dark  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from background pattern 102

Source Firkin

Background pattern 202 #2491
 Brown  CC 0

Based on several public domain drawings on Wikimedia Commons. This was formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 104@2X #562
 Dark  CC 0

Background pattern 104

Source Firkin

Colorful Floral Background 3 #483
 Dark  CC 0

Colorful Floral Background 3

Source GDJ

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

Tessellation 16 (colour 4) #2212
 Green  CC 0

The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin