Paven #296
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Source Josh Green

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Background pattern black and white #2030
 Dark  CC 0

A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.

Source Firkin

Background2 #259
 Wall  CC 0

rug texture background

Source Jilllio

Fleurs-de-lys pattern 2 #2205
 Dark  CC 0

Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Isometric Cube Wireframe Pattern No Background@2X #500
 Light  CC 0

Prismatic Isometric Cube Wireframe Pattern No Background

Source GDJ

Micro Carbon@2X #8
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.

Source Atle Mo

Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern No Background@2X #572
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Hypnotic Pattern No Background

Source GDJ

WaveCut@2X #76
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

If you like it a bit trippy, this wave pattern might be for you.

Source Ian Soper

Decorative divider 230 #2150
 Dark  CC 0

From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.

Source Firkin

Decorative divider 293 #1752
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'An Old Maid's Love. A Dutch tale told in English', Maarten Maartens, 1891.

Source Firkin

Connected@2X #349
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

White circles connecting on a light gray background.

Source Mark Collins

White Grunge Background #1124
 Grunge  CC BY-SA 3.0

This white background pattern has a seamless grunge style texture. Here's a white grunge style background pattern. Use it as a tiled background image on web sites or for other purposes.

Source V. Hartikainen

Pattern cleanup 4 #157
 Noise  CC 0

An attempt for cleaning up the original image in a few steps.

Source Lazur URH

Greek key pattern 5 #2294
 Dark  CC 0

Seamless pattern made from a tile that can be obtained in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin