svgを含めて画像をいっさい使わずCSSだけで作るパターンのまとめです。各サンプルの上側がCSSのソース、下側が実際に要素のbackgroundに表示したパターンです。
background: radial-gradient(#cbf 20%, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#cbf 20%, transparent 0); background-position: 0 0, 4px 4px; background-size: 8px 8px;
background: radial-gradient(#bcf 20%, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#bcf 20%, transparent 0); background-position: 0 0, 6px 6px; background-size: 12px 12px;
background: radial-gradient(#9ef 20%, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#9ef 20%, transparent 0); background-position: 0 0, 8px 8px; background-size: 16px 16px;
background: radial-gradient(#9e9 2px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#9e9 2px, transparent 0); background-position: 0 0, 10px 10px; background-size: 20px 20px;
background: radial-gradient(#be9 3px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#be9 3px, transparent 0); background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fda 4px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fda 4px, transparent 0); background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fdd 5px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fdd 5px, transparent 0); background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fce 6px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fce 6px, transparent 0); background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#ecf 7px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#ecf 7px, transparent 0); background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: linear-gradient(-45deg,#fff 25%,#bbf 25%,#bbf 50%,#fff 50%,#fff 75%,#bbf 75%,#bbf); background-size: 4px 4px;
background: linear-gradient(-45deg,#fff 25%,#adf 25%,#adf 50%,#fff 50%,#fff 75%,#adf 75%,#adf); background-size: 5px 5px;
background: linear-gradient(-45deg,#fff 25%,#9ff 25%,#9ff 50%,#fff 50%,#fff 75%,#9ff 75%,#9ff); background-size: 6px 6px;
background: linear-gradient(-45deg,#fff 25%,#8fb 25%,#8fb 50%,#fff 50%,#fff 75%,#8fb 75%,#8fb); background-size: 7px 7px;
background: linear-gradient(-45deg,#fff 25%,#9f9 25%,#9f9 50%,#fff 50%,#fff 75%,#9f9 75%,#9f9); background-size: 8px 8px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0),#fd8; background-position: 0 0, 4px 4px; background-size: 8px 8px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0),#fbb; background-position: 0 0, 4px 4px; background-size: 8px 8px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0),#fbf; background-position: 0 0, 6px 6px; background-size: 12px 12px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0),#dcf; background-position: 0 0, 6px 6px; background-size: 12px 12px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0),#ccf; background-position: 0 0, 8px 8px; background-size: 16px 16px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 0),#bdf; background-position: 0 0, 8px 8px; background-size: 16px 16px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 2px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 2px, transparent 0),#7ff; background-position: 0 0, 10px 10px; background-size: 20px 20px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 2px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 2px, transparent 0),#8fc; background-position: 0 0, 10px 10px; background-size: 20px 20px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 3px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 3px, transparent 0),#9f9; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 3px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 3px, transparent 0),#bf8; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 4px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 4px, transparent 0),#ff7; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 4px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 4px, transparent 0),#fcc; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 5px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 5px, transparent 0),#fcf; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 5px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 5px, transparent 0),#dcf; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 6px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 6px, transparent 0),#ccf; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 6px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 6px, transparent 0),#bdf; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 7px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 7px, transparent 0),#9ff; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: radial-gradient(#fff 7px, transparent 0), radial-gradient(#fff 7px, transparent 0),#9fb; background-position: 0 0, 12px 12px; background-size: 24px 24px;
background: linear-gradient(-45deg,#aaf 25%,#8fb 25%,#8fb 50%,#aaf 50%,#aaf 75%,#8fb 75%,#8fb); background-size: 5px 5px;
background: linear-gradient(-45deg,#9fc 25%,#8bb 25%,#8bb 50%,#9fc 50%,#9fc 75%,#8bb 75%,#8bb); background-size: 6px 6px;
background: linear-gradient(-45deg,#8cf 25%,#afa 25%,#afa 50%,#7fb 50%,#7fb 75%,#fff 75%,#fff); background-size: 7px 7px;