Gun Metal #360
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Source Nikolay Boltachev

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Background pattern 117@2X #525
 Noise  CC 0

A seamless pattern drawn originally in Paint.net by distorting a slice of background pattern 116 and copying the resulting triangle numerous times.

Source Firkin

Background pattern blue #1955
 Blue  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Paper 3 #31
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.

Source Atle Mo

Geometric pattern #2002
 Dark  CC 0

A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Background pattern 252 (colour 2) #2156
 Brown  CC 0

Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Checkered Light Emboss #280
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!

Source Alex Parker

“Transparent” Background Pattern #493
 Light  CC 0

An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.

Source AdamStanislav

White Paperboard #374
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!

Source Chaos

White Brick Wall #593
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

If you’re sick of the fancy 3D, grunge and noisy patterns, take a look at this flat 2D brick wall.

Source Listvetra

White carbon@2X #12
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Same as the black version, but now in shades of gray. Very subtle and fine grained.

Source Atle Mo

Prismatic Dots Background 5@2X #510
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 5

Source GDJ

Background pattern 250 (colour 3) #2169
 Colorful  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Interlocking pattern 3 (colour 2) #2405
 Grid  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I.

Source Firkin

Retro Squares Background 2@2X #417
 Noise  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 2

Source GDJ