Subtle Dots #921
Light CC BY-SA 3.0As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
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Decorative divider 189 #2518
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Uit de geschiedenis der Heilige Stede te Amsterdam', Yohannes Sterck, 1898.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background #449
Noise CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background
Source GDJ
Concrete Wall@2X #78
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Dark blue concrete wall with some small dust spots.
Source Atle Mo
Leafy design 18 (colour) #1786
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 306 (colour 6) #1878
Colorful CC 0Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
"Seamless Bark", Website Background. #879
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0This background pattern contains a seamless texture of bark. It's not very realistic, but I think it looks quite nice.
Source V. Hartikainen
Subtle Stripes@2X #752
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Vertical lines with a bumpy, yet crisp, feel to it.
Source Raasa
Axiom Pattern #330
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Not even 1kb, but very stylish. Gray thin lines.
Source Struck Axiom
Noisy Net@2X #977
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Little x’es, noise and all the stuff you like. Dark like a Monday, with a hint of blue.
Source Tom McArdle
Booze pattern #1727
Noise CC 0The tile this is based on was adapted from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by frolicsomepl. It can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Lined Paper #1034
Light CC BY-SA 3.0I know there is one here already, but this is sexy!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Background pattern 336 (colour 2) #1720
Green CC 0Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
Source Firkin
White Wave@2X #682
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Light and tiny, just the way you like it.
Source Rohit Arun Rao
Decorative divider 233 #2145
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Hyde Park from Domesday-Book to date', John Ashton, 1896.
Source Firkin
Zig Zag #328
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0So tiny, just 7 by 7 pixels – but still so sexy. Ah yes.
Source Dmitriy Prodchenko
Asfalt@2X #928
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A very dark asfalt pattern based off of a photo taken with my iPhone.
Source Atle Mo
Light Honeycomb #59
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Light honeycomb pattern made up of the classic hexagon shape.
Source Federica Pelzel
Fire diamond #2488
Diamond CC 0U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association standard fire diamond for flagging risks posed by hazardous materials. The red diamond has a number 0-4 depending on flammability. The blue diamond has a number 0-4 depending on health hazard. The yellow has a number 0-4 depending on reactivity. the white square has a special notice, e.g OX for oxidizer.
Source Firkin
Checkered Pattern #322
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.
Source Radosław Rzepecki
Light Orange Brown Wallpaper #911
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0A free light orange brown wallpaper with vertical stripes designed for use as a tiled background on websites. An yet another background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Brown Metallic Grid Pattern #1086
Metal CC BY-SA 3.0A brown metallic grid pattern layered on top of a dark fabric texture. It should look great when using as a tiled background on web pages, especially blogs.
Source V. Hartikainen