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Forty-two free background sources from CLR Design: gradient collections, pattern libraries and code, downloadable textures, and open museum collections.

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Gradients 6 sources

Gradient collections and one animated gradient library, ready to drop into CSS.

uiGradients

MIT

A handpicked collection of two color gradients with copy and paste CSS, plus JSON and design tool formats.

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WebGradients

MIT

A free collection of linear gradients in CSS, Sketch, PSD and Figma formats, free for personal and commercial use.

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CoolHue

MIT

A collection of gradient palettes for designers and developers, by Webkul. Its LICENSE file records the license as MIT.

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Hypercolor

MIT

A curated set of gradients built for Tailwind CSS, with copyable utility classes and plain CSS.

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Granim.js

MIT

A JavaScript library that animates smooth, interactive gradients on a canvas element.

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Gradient Texture Pack

CC0

PNG gradient textures by Screaming Brain Studios, dedicated to the public domain.

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Patterns and code 11 sources

Libraries and component collections that generate patterns in code: SVG, canvas and CSS.

Textures.js

MIT

A JavaScript library for generating SVG patterns in the browser, made for data visualization.

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GeoPattern

MIT

Generates a unique SVG background pattern from any string of text; this is the JavaScript port of the Ruby original.

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Pattern Fills

MIT

A collection of SVG patterns that work as CSS backgrounds and as fills in D3 charts.

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svg-patterns

ISC

Programmatic SVG pattern generation, published as the svg-patterns package on npm.

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css-doodle

MIT

A web component library for drawing patterns and generative art with CSS.

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Pattern Craft

MIT

A repository of ready to use CSS background pattern snippets, by Megh Bari.

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Dot Pattern

MIT

A Magic UI component that renders a dot grid pattern background.

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Grid Pattern

MIT

A Magic UI component that renders a grid line pattern background.

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Striped Pattern

MIT

A Magic UI component that renders a striped pattern background.

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Hexagon Pattern

MIT

A Magic UI component that renders a hexagon pattern background.

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Retro Grid

MIT

A Magic UI component that renders an animated retro perspective grid.

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Textures 21 sources

Downloadable texture packs and physically based materials, free of restrictions.

Pattern Pack

CC0

A downloadable pack of seamless pattern art by Kenney.

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Pattern Pack 2

CC0 1.0

A second downloadable pack of seamless patterns by Kenney.

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Pattern Pixel Pack

CC0 1.0

A pixel style pattern art pack by Kenney.

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Prototype Textures

CC0

Simple labeled prototype textures by Kenney, made for blocking out game levels.

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Background Elements Redux

CC0

A pack of game background elements, hosted on OpenGameArt.

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Texture Ninja

Public Domain · CC0

A library of textures that the site dedicates to the public domain.

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Plaster 001

CC0 1.0

A plaster PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Plaster 002

CC0 1.0

A plaster PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Plaster 003

CC0 1.0

A plaster PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Painted Plaster 018

CC0 1.0

A painted plaster PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Fabric 022

CC0 1.0

A fabric PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Fabric 025

CC0 1.0

A fabric PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Fabric 061

CC0 1.0

A fabric PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Terrazzo 001

CC0 1.0

A terrazzo PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Terrazzo 003

CC0 1.0

A terrazzo PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Terrazzo 004

CC0 1.0

A terrazzo PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Terrazzo 005

CC0 1.0

A terrazzo PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Marble 001

CC0 1.0

A marble PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Marble 006

CC0 1.0

A marble PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Leather 007

CC0 1.0

A leather PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Wood 069

CC0 1.0

A wood PBR texture from ambientCG.

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Museum collections 4 sources

Open access museum collections: rich sources of textile, wallpaper and ornament imagery.

Open Access images (textiles, wallpaper), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

CC0

Open Access images from the Met collection, including textiles and wallpaper. Only works marked public domain or CC0 are cleared, and each work must be selected individually.

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The Grammar of Ornament (1856)

Public Domain

Owen Jones's 1856 book of ornament plates, a public domain classic of pattern design, read in the Smithsonian Libraries scan.

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Open Access images, Art Institute of Chicago

CC0

Open Access images from the Art Institute of Chicago collection. Only works marked public domain or CC0 are cleared, and each work must be selected individually.

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Open Access images, Cleveland Museum of Art

CC0

Open Access images from the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. Only works marked public domain or CC0 are cleared, and each work must be selected individually.

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