Tessellation 15 (colour) #2222
 Blue  CC 0

The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

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Hexagonal pattern (colour) #2378
 Yellow  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Seamless Cardboard Texture #1212
 Cardboard  CC BY-SA 3.0

A free background image with a seamless texture of cardboard. This texture of cardboard looks quite realistic, especially when is actually tiled.

Source V. Hartikainen

Micro Carbon #7
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.

Source Atle Mo

Retro Squares Background 8 #398
 Noise  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 8

Source GDJ

Retro Circles Background 8 No Black@2X #438
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 8 No Black

Source GDJ

Sakura Blossoms Background #389
 Noise  CC 0

Sakura Blossoms Background

Source GDJ

Grilled Noise@2X #582
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

You could get a bit dizzy from this one, but it might come in handy.

Source Dertig Media

Dark Stripes@2X #40
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Very dark pattern with some noise and 45-degree lines.

Source Stefan Aleksić

Beige Paper #83
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

This was submitted in a beige color, hence the name. Now it’s a gray paper pattern.

Source Konstantin Ivanov

Background pattern 208 #2465
 Grid  CC 0

A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Small Crosses #115
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.

Source Dmitry

Greek key pattern 5 #2294
 Dark  CC 0

Seamless pattern made from a tile that can be obtained in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background #471
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background

Source GDJ

Transparent Square Tiles@2X #299
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.

Source Nathan Spady