Spotted Light Yellow BG Pattern #1216
 Yellow  CC BY-SA 3.0

This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.

Source V. Hartikainen

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Background pattern 339 #1709
 Dark  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Hibiscus Flowers Seamless Background #229
 Fabric  CC 0

PDP

Source GDJ

Prismatic Dots Background 7 #513
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 7

Source GDJ

Polonez Pattern #334
 Gray  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Source Radosław Rzepecki

Exclusive Paper@2X #24
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.

Source Atle Mo

Green Fibers #91
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.

Source Matteo Di Capua

Iron Grip@2X #588
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sounds like something from World of Warcraft. Has to be good.

Source Tony Kinard

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

Background pattern 225 (colour 2) #2326
 Yellow  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

White Texture@2X #132
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.

Source Dmitry

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background #532
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 224 (colour 4) #2339
 Colorful  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Background pattern 328 (colour 6) #1796
 Red  CC 0

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

Source Firkin