clarestaton, I'm of the opinion that camouflaging spills is a bad thing, not a good thing. There are many counter top materials available...one of the best for finding surprise goo is Uba Tuba granite. With mine, it became an effort...getting down so my eye was even with the counter top and suddenly seeing all the toast crumbs from breakfast that morning...along with some jam and maybe some butter too.

I am chuckling at that image, because I do the same thing. And wonder, how in the hell did I miss all that?

Consider an inconsistent pattern with a light colored field. Everyday dust and water/oil marks are not as obvious with this look.