function _keys(obj) { if (!isObject(obj)) return []; if (Object.keys) return Object.keys(obj); var keys = []; for (var key in obj) if (_.has(obj, key)) keys.push(key); return keys; } function isObject(obj) { var type = typeof obj; return type === 'function' || type === 'object' && !!obj; } console.log(_keys({red: "#FF0000", green: "#00FF00", white: "#FFFFFF"}));