Freebie Website Backgrounds

Here are some backgrounds I’ve made and used over time on a varitation of websites and are now available to you through the creative commons licence. If you use one of these backgrounds on your own website leave a comment below with a link to show it.

1. Spanghew

A colourful gradient sequence designed for a black background, I’m currently using this background as my twitter background.

Spanghew

Download Original Background Image [45k]

CSS Code:

background: #000 url('images/back1.jpg') top center repeat-x;

Examples:

spanghew Spanghew2

2. Circuitry

Original design by stallio on Flickr under the Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic licence. This circuit board gradiented into a light yellow is great for technology related websites.

back1

Download Original Background Image [30k]

CSS Code:

background: #FF9 url('images/back2.jpg') top center repeat-x;

Examples:

cuprum cuprum2

3. Chimp

Another one of my Photoshop works this colourful piece with subtle sprouting grass looks amazing.

back2_s

Download Original Background Image [29k]

CSS Code:

background: #C2DF63 url('images/back2.jpg') top center repeat-x;

Examples:

chimp chimp2

4. Nights Sky

This is the background I personally use on my website, it has small stars on a black background portraying the nights sky. I also made a small moon to sit in the top right corner (see here).

back4

Download Original Background Image [24k]

CSS Code:

background: #036 url('images/back2.jpg') top center repeat-x;

Examples:

edturtle edturtle2

5. Clouds

Not a big, overcrowding background it just sits best right at the top of the page. I think it looks good simply because of its simplicity.

back5_s

Download Original Background Image [5k]

CSS Code:

background: #B3D4F5 url('images/back2.jpg') top center repeat-x;

Examples:

open open2

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Entry Posted: on 22nd September 2009
Filed under: Web Design

One Response to “Freebie Website Backgrounds”

  1. Ted Gourley says:
    October 12, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    Edd,
    I’m creating an on-line instructional site; I have no skills in web design, etc.; I have registered my domain name, and paid for a year of hosting on bluevoda, and want a very simple site (i.e. no fancy bells or whistles) but some complex capabilities that probably are not available on the average no-frills template. If you are interested I’ll send you more details and then we can discuss. Im in Virginia, just outside D.C. in USA. Ted.


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