Web Page Backgrounds
Following are over 50 background graphics which can be used to add an extra dimension to a web page.
It should be noted that graphic backgrounds can make reading text more difficult for some individuals with vision problems. This difficulty can be reduced by using backgrounds with more subtle textures.
View a Background
To see how any of the following backgrounds might look on your page please left-click on the background you wish to sample.
Copy a Background
To copy any of these backgrounds:
- place your cursor on the background you'd like to copy.
- right click on your mouse
- a choice box should appear.
Click on SAVE PICTURE AS. The choice box should be replaced by the SAVE PICTURE box. Select or create a folder you wish to use for saving backgrounds and click PASTE.
I have not knowingly included a background which is copyrighted. If anyone finds a pattern which is not in the public domain please send the name and address of the copyright holder and I'll check into it immediately - Charles Livermore
livermop@stjohns.edu. Thanks
Table 1 - White/Gray
tile10.gif
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lrock002.jpg
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parch.gif
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gray2.jpg
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marb009.jpg
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graybub.jpg
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grayfab.jpg
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pencil.jpg
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pebbles1.jpg
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pebbles2.jpg
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pebbles3.jpg
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Table 2 - Various Colors
pinkbgd1.gif
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red001.jpg
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red008.jpg
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dblue004.jpg
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marb007.jpg
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dblue005.jpg
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dblue006.jpg
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red009.jpg
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red010.jpg
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marb007a.jpg
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Table 3 - Greens
019.jpg
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marble.jpg
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lgren005.jpg
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lgren006.jpg
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lgren011.jpg
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green02.jpg
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Table 4 - Clouds or Sky
ss003.jpg
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ss005.jpg
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cloudsx.jpg
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ss007.jpg
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ss011.jpg
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clouds.jpg
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ss005a.jpg
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ss011a.jpg
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Table 5 - Miscellaneous
slvrgrey.jpg
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mossz1.jpg
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ss012.jpg
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starysky.gif
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tallblue.jpg
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Table 6 - Tans and Beiges
beige005.jpg
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papercream.gif
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paper1.gif
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tanbgd1.gif
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tangrybkg01.gif
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parch03
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pebbles.bmp
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paper04.jpg
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tidbkgde.jpg
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tansand.gif
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brwnmarble.jpg
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Table 5 - Pictures taken in Belgium
belbrk01.jpg
Brugge
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belbrk02.jpg
Brugge
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ghent01.jpg
Ghent
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ghent02.jpg
Ghent
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ghent03.jpg
Ghent
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mvc-004s.jpg
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P. Charles Livermore
St. John's University Library
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, New York 11437
livermop@stjohns.edu
718.990.5330 voice
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