Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.
Source Ivan Ginev
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Orange-red pattern for tiled backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
I guess this one is inspired by an office. A dark office.
Source Andrés Rigo.
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
A new one called white wall, not by me this time.
Source Yuji Honzawa
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 12
Source GDJ
Everyone needs some stardust. Sprinkle it on your next project.
Source Atle Mo
Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net
Source Firkin
Remixed from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Pixeline
Source Firkin
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
Here's a quite bright pink background pattern for use on websites. It doesn't look like a real fur, but it definitely resembles one.
Source V. Hartikainen
One more in the line of patterns inspired by Japanese/Asian styles. Smooth.
Source Kim Ruddock