White Texture #131
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.

Source Dmitry

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Nami@2X #576
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Not sure if this is related to the Nami you get in Google image search, but hey, it’s nice!

Source Dertig Media

Background pattern 201 (colour) #2497
 Grid  CC 0

A pattern formed from a squared tile. The tile can be accessed in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Spiral pattern 3 #1934
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen', 1897.

Source Firkin

Decorative divider 288 #1820
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2@2X #568
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2

Source GDJ

Noisy #45
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Looks a bit like concrete with subtle specks spread around the pattern.

Source Mladjan Antic

Paper 3@2X #32
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Light gray paper pattern with small traces of fiber and some dust.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 235 (colour 2) #2254
 Blue  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Cross Stripes #47
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Nice and simple crossed lines in dark gray tones.

Source Stefan Aleksić

Background pattern 252 (colour 3) #2160
 Green  CC 0

Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 2 No Background@2X #539
 Diamond  CC 0

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 2 No Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 308 (colour 6) #1867
 Pink  CC 0

Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 4 #223
 Noise  CC 0

A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a mosaic in paint.net. The starting point for the mosaic was a picture of some prawns!

Source Firkin

Felt #300
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Got some felt in my mailbox today, so I scanned it for you to use.

Source Atle Mo

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background@2X #490
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background

Source GDJ