Subtle White Feathers #1103
Light CC BY-SA 3.0This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
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Subtle Carbon@2X #950
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0There are many carbon patterns, but this one is tiny.
Source Designova
Stacked Circles@2X #674
Light CC BY-SA 3.0A simple circle. That’s all it takes. This one is even transparent, for those who like that.
Source Saqib
Seamless Cardboard Texture #1212
Cardboard CC BY-SA 3.0A free background image with a seamless texture of cardboard. This texture of cardboard looks quite realistic, especially when is actually tiled.
Source V. Hartikainen
Dark Embroidery #1340
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A classic dark tile for a bit of vintage darkness.
Source Listvetra
Project Papper #119
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?
Source Rafael Almeida
Background pattern 41 #262
Fabric CC 0A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'light rays' rendering in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Background pattern 294 #1921
Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'Works. Popular edition', John Ruskin, 1886.
Source Firkin
Dirty Old Black Shirt #853
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
Background pattern green #2027
Green CC 0Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2 No Black #455
Noise CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
Prismatic Basic Pattern 2 No Background@2X #448
Noise CC 0Prismatic Basic Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Through Pixel Dream #1228
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0A yellow tiled background... Blurriness, bokeh effect and rectangles pattern in one mix.
Source V. Hartikainen
Carbon Fiber v2@2X #106
Carbon CC BY-SA 3.0One more updated pattern. Not really carbon fiber, but it’s the most popular pattern, so I’ll give you an extra choice.
Source Atle Mo
Wave Grind #1132
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Submitted by DomainsInfo – wtf, right? But hey, a free pattern.
Source DomainsInfo
Grey Washed Wall #1128
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 #401
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5
Source GDJ
Broken Noise@2X #365
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Beautiful dark noise pattern with some dust and grunge.
Source Vincent Klaiber
Background pattern 249 #2179
Blue CC 0To get the tile this is made up from select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
P5 #1113
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Number five from the same submitter, makes my job easy.
Source Dima Shiper