No, not the band but the pattern. Simple squares in gray tones, of course.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
Here's a tile-able wood background image for use in web design.
Source V. Hartikainen
This metal background pattern resembles a metal plate with rivets. Solid rivets on a metal plate.
Source V. Hartikainen
Cubes as far as your eyes can see. You know, because they tile.
Source Jan Meeus
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Canadian forest industries July-December', 1915
Source Firkin
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Colour version of the original pattern inspired by the front cover of 'Old and New Paris', Henry Edwards, 1894.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
A bit of scratched up grayness. Always good.
Source Dmitry
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
Light and tiny, just the way you like it.
Source Rohit Arun Rao
A dark one with geometric shapes and dotted lines.
Source Mohawk Studios
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A dark metallic background with a pattern of stamped dots. Here's a dark "metallic" background pattern for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
A pale olive green background with a seamless texture.
Source V. Hartikainen