Not so subtle. These tileable wood patterns are very useful.
Source Elemis
Same as the black version, but now in shades of gray. Very subtle and fine grained.
Source Atle Mo
A new one called white wall, not by me this time.
Source Yuji Honzawa
This is the remix of "Strawberry Pattern Background" uploaded by "GDJ". Thanks. I realigned strawberries so as to get seamless and changed the BG color.
Source Yamachem
Sounds like something from World of Warcraft. Has to be good.
Source Tony Kinard
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Prismatic Isometric Cube Wireframe Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
The starting point for this was a texture drawn with the 'Radial Colors' plug-in in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
A comeback for you: the popular Escheresque, now in black.
Source Patten
A seamless texture of worn out "cardboard".
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
I took the liberty of using Dmitry’s pattern and made a version without perforation.
Source Atle Mo
An emulated “transparent” background pattern, like that of all kinds of computer graphics software.
Source AdamStanislav
Prismatic Basic Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Block Well & CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
Your eyes can trip a bit from looking at this – use it wisely.
Source Michal Chovanec
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin
I love cream! 50x50px and lovely in all the good ways.
Source Thomas Myrman
A seamless pattern of "sewn stripes" colored in light gray.
Source V. Hartikainen
Just a nice looking textured pattern with faded blue stripes. Well, that's it for today... one background a day, as usual.
Source V. Hartikainen
The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!
Source Alex Parker
On a large canvas you can see it tiling, but used on smaller areas, it’s beautiful.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Prismatic Floral Background No Black
Source GDJ