Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
Source Dmitry
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
Fabric-ish patterns are close to my heart. French Stucco to the rescue.
Source Christopher Buecheler
A light gray wall or floor (you decide) of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
This light background pattern has a texture of "frozen" surface with diagonal stripes. Here's an yet another addition to the collection of free website backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.
Source Isaac
Zero CC tileable Laminate wood texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Here's a bluish gray striped background pattern for use on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo
With a name this awesome, how can I go wrong?
Source Nikolay Boltachev
A background pattern inspired by designs seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Handbook of the excursions proposed to be made by the Lincoln Diocesan Architectural Society, on the 27th and 28th of May, 1857', Edward Trollope, 1857.
Source Firkin
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 6 No Background
Source GDJ
f you want png files of this u can download them here : viscious-speed.deviantart.com/gallery/27635117
Source Viscious-Speed
Different from the original in being a simple tile stored as a pattern definition, rather than numerous repeated objects. Hence easy and quick to give this pattern to objects of different shapes. To get the tile in Inkscape, select the rectangle and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
An alternative colour scheme to the original seamless pattern.
Source Firkin
We have some linen patterns here, but none that are stressed. Until now.
Source Jordan Pittman
ZeroCC tileable moss texture, photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
Inspired by an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by geralt
Source Firkin
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo