A javascript design pattern for options with default values?

This uses jQuery.extend but could be interchanged with an object merger from your library of choice or Object.assign in ES6.

function Module(options){
    var defaults = {
        color: 'red'
    };
    var actual = $.extend({}, defaults, options || {});
    console.info( actual.color );
}

var a = new Module();
// Red
var b = new Module( { color: 'blue' } );
// Blue

Edit: Now also in underscore or lodash!

function Module(options){
    var actual = _.defaults(options || {}, {
         color: 'red'
    });
    console.info( actual.color );
}

var a = new Module();
// Red
var b = new Module( { color: 'blue' } );
// Blue

In Javascript ES6 you can use Object.assign:

function Module(options = {}){
    let defaults = {
        color: 'red'
    };
    let actual = Object.assign({}, defaults, options);
    console.info( actual.color );
}