As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Number 4 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
The name alone is awesome, but so is this sweet dark pattern.
Source Federica Pelzel
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
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A seamless paper background colored in pale yellow.
Source V. Hartikainen
Bumps, highlight and shadows – all good things.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Prismatic Hexagonalism Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
The classic subtle pattern. Sort of wall/brick looking. Or moon-looking?
Source Joel Klein
A pattern formed from a photograph of a 16th century ceramic tile.
Source Firkin
Vertical lines with a bumpy, yet crisp, feel to it.
Source Raasa
An alternative colour scheme to the original seamless pattern.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
This reminds me of Game Cube. A nice light 3D cube pattern.
Source Sander Ottens
Embossed lines and squares with subtle highlights.
Source Alex Parker
Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by susanlu4esm
Source Firkin
A seamless tessellation pattern. To get the tile this is formed from, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Seamless Olive Green Web Background Image
Source V. Hartikainen