Cardboard@2X #279
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.

Source Atle Mo

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Rocky Wall@2X #42
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.

Source Projecteightyfive

Micro Carbon@2X #8
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.

Source Atle Mo

White Texture@2X #132
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.

Source Dmitry

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 2 No Background@2X #539
 Diamond  CC 0

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 2 No Background

Source GDJ

Diagonal Noise@2X #182
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.

Source Christopher Burton

Electric recharge #163
 Noise  CC 0

Simple turbulence filter rigged in in inkscape.

Source Lazur URH

Green Dust & Scratches #107
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Snap! It’s a pattern, and it’s not grayscale! Of course you can always change the color in Photoshop.

Source Atle Mo

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background@2X #490
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background

Source GDJ

Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background #385
 Noise  CC 0

Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 215 (colour 2) #2370
 Blue  CC 0

A grid of squares with green colours. Since the colours are randomly distributed it is automatically seamless.

Source Firkin

Bright Squares #87
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

It’s okay to be square! A nice light gray pattern with random squares.

Source Waseem Dahman