Sep
08
2009

8 Free Colorful Background Textures for Designers

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Background textures are great when it comes to designing for the web. They can be used for site backgrounds, as overlays for images or whatever else your heart may desire. I decided to put together a colorful collection of 8 different textures in case anyone is in need.

If you don’t like the colors, you can easily change them with Photoshop by going to Image => Adjustments => Hue/Saturation.

Blue Diamonds

Blue Diamonds

Brown Scuffed

Brown Scuffed

Red Bubbles

Red Bubbles

Black Corrode

Black Corroded

Green Circuits

Green Circuits

Orange Mosaic

Orange Mosaic

Purple Aged

Purple Aged

Yellow Crumpled

Yellow Crumpled

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Discussion 26 Comments

  1. Gredy on September 8, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    They look great. Thanks.

  2. Stevie G on September 9, 2009 at 10:47 am

    These are really cool. Do you have any other ones?

    • c.bavota on September 9, 2009 at 10:52 am

      I hope to put out more design elements from now on. I have a few more textures I am working on so keep checking back in.

  3. Gillian on September 15, 2009 at 6:59 am

    Thanks for sharing! These are awesome!!

  4. oes tsetnoc on September 21, 2009 at 7:43 am

    stevie is right, you should post more :D

    Great! Especially the Green Circuits!

  5. Barbara Rowen on September 21, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    Thanks so much. Particularly like the green circuits.

  6. Feel-Live on February 28, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    Thanks! I take second background for my site.

  7. Werbeagentur Bamberg on March 20, 2010 at 5:34 am

    Thanks for this share – the colours can be easily changed with the help of GIMP for example.

  8. Simon on March 20, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    Blue Diamonds and Orange Mosaic look really nice!

  9. Dominique Mazy on June 12, 2010 at 4:11 am

    Hello, I hope to get this all down someday soon. many thank

  10. Justin Oliver on July 12, 2010 at 9:55 pm

    Oh, I like the circuit one. Very Matrix-y.

  11. Remont Wroc?aw on November 13, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    Well the black corroded is for me :) thanks, I will be back for more :)

  12. Pozycjonowanie on November 28, 2010 at 9:53 am

    Thanks for great textures! Give us more :)

  13. Mike Bundrant on December 28, 2010 at 12:34 am

    Awesome textures. Thanks a bunch.

  14. Online Werbeagentur on December 29, 2010 at 11:50 am

    Always nice to find more background textures. I personally like the Yellow Crumpled the best but you can always adjust the colors of these textures within Photoshop/Gimb if you need to.
    Thanks for sharing them C.Bavota.

  15. Flower Guy on January 3, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    With the right designer, alot can be done with these – lots of potential – thanks!

  16. Ohio Man on January 9, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Gotta love that Ohio orange!

  17. web hosting bangladesh on January 29, 2011 at 4:57 am

    Thanks for share. Brown Scuffed is really so Awesome…. i use it as my background

  18. gifted learner on February 27, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    The black corroded is my vote- has depth.

  19. Jake Eagle on February 27, 2011 at 1:12 pm

    The one that looks best is brown scuff – has a bit of earthy reality to it…

  20. Steuerberater Hannover on March 3, 2011 at 10:29 am

    Thanks! I take second background for my site.

    And thank you for sharing this!

  21. Naomi Jacobs on March 5, 2011 at 12:06 am

    Thanks – I will be using the brown scuffed – keeps you grounded like a good psychologist!

  22. Rick Gherman on March 5, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    I wish I could make kitchen table tops out of these…

  23. Shelly on March 20, 2011 at 1:03 am

    Thanks for these options. Not being a designer, it is hard to even know which ones would serve my purposes.

  24. Claudia on April 30, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    I am a graphic designer in Corona, CA – thank you for posting these. I may find them useful. I appreciate your blog in general.

  25. Diane Madrigal on May 17, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    I’m privy to the purple one – should do all the counter tops in my house like that:)