Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
The classic subtle pattern. Sort of wall/brick looking. Or moon-looking?
Source Joel Klein
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Psychedelic Geometric Background No Black
Source GDJ
Real snow that tiles, not easy. This is not perfect, but an attempt.
Source Atle Mo
Little x’es, noise and all the stuff you like. Dark like a Monday, with a hint of blue.
Source Tom McArdle
From a drawing in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1885.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern formed from a rectangular tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A new one called white wall, not by me this time.
Source Yuji Honzawa
There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
One more sharp little tile for you. Subtle circles this time.
Source Blunia
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I. Version with black background.
Source Firkin
Light honeycomb pattern made up of the classic hexagon shape.
Source Federica Pelzel
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
The original has been presented as black on transparent and stored in the pattern definitions. To retrieve the unit tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
I’m not going to lie – if you submit something with the words Norwegian and Rose in it, it’s likely I’ll publish it.
Source Fredrik Scheide
Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin