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Background pattern 251 (colour 5) #2163
 Red  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Zodiac pattern (black background) #267
 Dark  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-I. Version with black background.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 232 #2297
 Dark  CC 0

Heavily remixed from a drawing in 'Barbara Leybourne; a story of eighty years ago', Sarah Hamer, 1889.

Source Firkin

White Sand #19
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.

Source Atle Mo

Part of Bayeux Tapestry 2 #2451
 Noise  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 214 (colour 5) #2374
 Green  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Colorful Floral Background 3 No Black@2X #486
 Light  CC 0

Colorful Floral Background 3 No Black

Source GDJ

Merely Cubed@2X #590
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Tiny, tiny 3D cubes. Reminds me of the good old pattern from k10k.

Source Etienne Rallion

Black Linen 2 #103
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

A new take on the black linen pattern. Softer this time.

Source Atle Mo

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

Diamond pattern (colour 4) #2282
 Blue  CC 0

From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Black Linen@2X #64
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.

Source Atle Mo

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background@2X #492
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 4 No Background

Source GDJ