Smooth Wall #27
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Some rectangles, a bit of dust and grunge, plus a hint of concrete.

Source Atle Mo

 More Textures
Decorative divider 194 #2478
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Friend or Fortune? The story of a strange year', Robert Overton, 1897.

Source Firkin

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

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 3 No Background

Source GDJ

Project Papper@2X #120
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?

Source Rafael Almeida

Soft Circle Scales #113
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Japanese looking fish scale pattern.

Source Ian Soper

Seamless Colorful Floral Pattern Background #256
 Fabric  CC 0

PDP

Source GDJ

Dark Steel Grid Background Pattern #1081
 Metal  CC BY-SA 3.0

Here's a dark background pattern that contains a steel grid pattern as a texture. Use it as a website background or for other purposes. It's free!

Source V. Hartikainen

Vintage pattern 2 #2295
 Yellow  CC 0

Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5@2X #466
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5

Source GDJ

Background pattern 314 (colour 5) #1835
 Pink  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Prismatic Abstract Background Design #403
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Background Design

Source GDJ

Paisley Background #495
 Light  CC 0

Paisley Background

Source GDJ

Vintage pattern #1959
 Grid  CC 0

Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Dots Background 7@2X #514
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 7

Source GDJ

Prismatic Floral Background No Black #475
 Light  CC 0

Prismatic Floral Background No Black

Source GDJ