Patchwork Quilt Pattern Background #228
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PDP

Source GDJ

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Background pattern 274 #2041
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.

Source Firkin

Mirrored Squares@2X #124
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Did some testing with Repper Pro tonight, and this gray mid-tone pattern came out.

Source Atle Mo

Subtle Freckles #89
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!

Source Atle Mo

Polonez Pattern@2X #335
 Gray  CC BY-SA 3.0

A car pattern?! Can it be subtle? I say yes!

Source Radosław Rzepecki

Background pattern 251 (colour 5) #2163
 Red  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Prismatic Floral Background No Black@2X #476
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Prismatic Floral Background No Black

Source GDJ

Seamless Core Pattern 4 #168
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Seamless Core Pattern 4

Source GDJ

Carbon Fiber v2 #105
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

One more updated pattern. Not really carbon fiber, but it’s the most popular pattern, so I’ll give you an extra choice.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 251 (colour 4) #2164
 Blue  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Vintage tile background (colour 2) #2247
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A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Soft Circle Scales@2X #114
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Japanese looking fish scale pattern.

Source Ian Soper

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background@2X #533
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Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background

Source GDJ

Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 3 No Background #555
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Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 3 No Background

Source GDJ