Ravenna@2X #355
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

I guess this is inspired by the city of Ravenna in Italy and its stone walls.

Source Sentel

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Random Grey Variations #69
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

Stefan is hard at work, this time with a funky pattern of squares.

Source Stefan Aleksić

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

Ribbon pattern 2 (version 2, colour 5) #2035
 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

Little Pluses@2X #74
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Subtle grunge and many little pluses on top.

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

Paper texture filter #149
 Paper  CC 0

Filter simulating the texture of heavy paper.

Source Kelan

Background pattern 238 (colour 2) #2228
 Green  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Background pattern 117@2X #525
 Noise  CC 0

A seamless pattern drawn originally in Paint.net by distorting a slice of background pattern 116 and copying the resulting triangle numerous times.

Source Firkin

Brushed Alum #67
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.

Source Tim Ward

Background pattern yellow #1999
 Yellow  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Geometric pattern #2005
 Grid  CC 0

A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Fancy Deboss #177
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

Luxury pattern, looking like it came right out of Paris.

Source Daniel Beaton

Background pattern 309 (colour 4) #1863
 Green  CC 0

Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.

Source Firkin