Low Contrast Linen #863
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
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Prismatic Abstract Background Design #403
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
Subtle Grunge@2X #1041
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A heavy hitter at 400x400px, but lovely still.
Source Breezi
Iron Grip@2X #588
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Sounds like something from World of Warcraft. Has to be good.
Source Tony Kinard
Wall & Red #1363
Wall CC 0Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5@2X #793
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5
Source GDJ
Background pattern blue #1949
Blue CC 0To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 249 #2179
Blue CC 0To get the tile this is made up from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 263 #2073
Pink CC 0Actually remixed from a pattern on Pixabay. But then noticed a very similar one on Openclipart.org uploaded by btj51q2.
Source Firkin
Seamless arrow pattern remix #2528
Dark CC 0Similar to original, but without gaps in between the arrows. This seamless pattern was created from a rectangular tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Pineapple Cut@2X #584
Diamond CC BY-SA 3.0I love the movie Pineapple Express, and I’m also liking this Pineapple right here.
Source Audee Mirza
Dark #1258
Paper CC 0Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Hexellence@2X #706
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Detailed but still subtle and quite original. Lovely gray shades.
Source Kim Ruddock
Felt #300
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Got some felt in my mailbox today, so I scanned it for you to use.
Source Atle Mo
Leafy pattern 4 #1915
Green CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
Part of Bayeux Tapestry 3 #2448
Noise CC 0From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black #467
Dark CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
Fabric 1@2X #10
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Semi-light fabric pattern made out of random pixels in shades of gray.
Source Atle Mo
R.I.P Steve Jobs #292
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Source Atle Mo
Background pattern 277 #2029
Dark CC 0A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
Axiom Pattern@2X #331
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Not even 1kb, but very stylish. Gray thin lines.
Source Struck Axiom
Decorative divider 283 #1856
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Cardboard #278
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
Background patter 294 #1920
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Works. Popular edition', John Ruskin, 1886.
Source Firkin