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Tactile Noise #5
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 239 (colour 2) #2216
 Red  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Colourful background #2010
 Colorful  CC 0

Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic

Source Firkin

Paven@2X #297
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

A subtle shadowed checkered pattern. Increase the lightness for even more subtle sexiness.

Source Josh Green

Whitey #109
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A white version of the very popular linen pattern.

Source Ant Ekşiler

Decorative divider 188 #2521
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Uit de geschiedenis der Heilige Stede te Amsterdam', Yohannes Sterck, 1898.

Source Firkin

Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 3) #2037
 Colorful  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Dark Mosaic #121
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.

Source John Burks

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background #534
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background

Source GDJ

Lego background #2428
 Colorful  CC 0

Background formed from the iconic plastic construction bricks that gave me endless hours of fun when I was a lad.

Source Firkin

Small Crosses@2X #116
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.

Source Dmitry