Merely Cubed@2X #590
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Tiny, tiny 3D cubes. Reminds me of the good old pattern from k10k.
Source Etienne Rallion
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Colourful background #2010
Colorful CC 0Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Cross Stripes@2X #48
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Nice and simple crossed lines in dark gray tones.
Source Stefan Aleksić
Subtle Surface #925
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
Floral background #1973
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
White Texture #131
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
polka dot seamless pattern #2531
Light CC 0The image depicts polka dot seamless pattern.
Source Yamachem
Retro Circles Background 5 No Black@2X #427
Noise CC 0Retro Circles Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
Nistri #773
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0No idea what Nistri means, but it’s a crisp little pattern nonetheless.
Source Markus Reiter
Type #276
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
Fabric pattern (colour 2) #2401
Fabric CC 0Alternative colour scheme. Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Decorative divider 242 #2083
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background@2X #537
Diamond CC 0Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Background pattern 223 (colour 4) #2350
Pink CC 0Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Green & Hedge #1366
Green CC 0Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Woven@2X #291
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Can’t believe we don’t have this in the collection already! Slick woven pattern with crisp details.
Source Max Rudberg
Use Your Illusion@2X #918
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A dark one with geometric shapes and dotted lines.
Source Mohawk Studios
Fruit on a branch #1969
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Floral design 91 #1814
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.
Source Firkin
Wallpaper Tile 13 #240
Light CC 0An abstract Background pattern of purple twisty patterns.
Source TikiGiki
Prismatic Floral Background No Black #475
Light CC 0Prismatic Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ
"Gold Buttons", Pale Yellow BG Pattern #1215
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0This yellow background consists of a pattern of glossy gold buttons arranged in polka dot style on a seamless texture. Here's a pale yellow background pattern. Feel free to use it for your needs!
Source V. Hartikainen