Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin
A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Drawn in Paint.net using the kaleidoscope plug-in and vectorised.
Source Firkin
And some more testing, this time with Seamless Studio. It’s Robots FFS!
Source Seamless Studio
This is a seamless pattern which is derived from a flower petal image.
Source Yamachem
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4
Source GDJ
The file was named striped lens, but hey – Translucent Fibres works too.
Source Angelica
From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.
Source Firkin
Light honeycomb pattern made up of the classic hexagon shape.
Source Federica Pelzel
Number 4 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
Super detailed 16×16 tile that forms a beautiful pattern of straws.
Source Pavel
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A bit of scratched up grayness. Always good.
Source Dmitry
Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo