Textured Paper Background (Vanilla Yellow) #1219
Yellow CC BY-SA 3.0Here's a new paper-like background for free use on personal and commercial projects (this applies to all background patterns here).
Source V. Hartikainen
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Background pattern 314 (colour 5) #1835
Pink CC 0The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Rice Paper 2@2X #341
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0One can never have too few rice paper patterns, so here is one more.
Source Atle Mo
Seamless Green Tile Background #1326
Green CC BY-SA 3.0Seamless Green Tile Background
Source V. Hartikainen
Small Crackle Bright #352
Light CC BY-SA 3.0Light gray pattern with an almost wall tile-like appearance.
Source Markus Tinner
Green Fibers #91
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
flower seamless pattern #2272
Brown CC 0This is a seamless pattern which is derived from a flower petal image.
Source Yamachem
Padded@2X #62
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A beautiful dark padded pattern, like an old classic sofa.
Source Chris Baldie
Low Contrast Linen@2X #864
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
Background pattern 259 (colour 2) #2132
Green CC 0Remixed from a design seen on Pixabay. The basic tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
White Plaster #368
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.
Source Phil Maurer
Floral background 21 (colour) #1784
Dark CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Old Wood Planks #877
Wood CC BY-SA 3.0Here is a new seamless wood texture for using as blog or website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
Textured Grid Paper #1316
Orange CC BY-SA 3.0A tile-able background for websites with paper-like texture and a grid pattern layered on top of it.
Source V. Hartikainen
The Black Mamba@2X #770
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0Super dark, crisp and detailed. And a Kill Bill reference.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Gradient Squares@2X #694
Grid CC BY-SA 3.0It’s big, it’s gradient—and it’s square.
Source Brankic1979
Background pattern 213 (colour) #2411
Colorful CC 0A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I. A version of the original with random colors.
Source Firkin
Moss #1290
Wall CC 0ZeroCC tileable moss texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black #467
Dark CC 0Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
Warped Stripes on Paper #1073
Paper CC BY-SA 3.0A seamless background of warped stripes on paper.
Source V. Hartikainen
Wall #4 Light #779
Wall CC BY-SA 3.0I’m starting to think I have a concrete wall fetish.
Source Atle Mo
Dirty Old Black Shirt@2X #854
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
Tiny Grid #891
Light CC BY-SA 3.0You know, tiny and sharp. I’m sure you’ll find a use for it.
Source Atle Mo
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 12 #523
Noise CC 0Abstract Tiled Background Extended 12
Source GDJ